The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-07-03
The South Carolina Bug-a-
boo Of LaurenS and
Greenville Counties.
II il the OId TO tCrc and Il Mule
IriCk Repeated Under IL
Revised Formula.
The sensible \cgr" Listens 10
Logic and agrees To Disband
the society.
south Carolina.
T0NIl ACNEs AM a MuLF.

FORTY ACRES ANn y MULE.
CoIr,WIN, s.. G., July .. 2.-ieports
OF the organization of negroes in
Grocnyillc, I.Aurcns aud Pickens
countic, continue to pour in aud ex-
aggcratcd stories OF alarm of whites
arc circulated. \ prominent farmer
of that region sAys It il not surprising
that the ucgrOo. should become disS
satisfied when they believe themselves
to bc Systematically robbed OF their
hard earned wages through farmers
furnishing supplies 10 them at cXhor-
bitant pricc.. Meetings. held by the
negroes are of the knight of
Labor order but some of the
hot headed negroes made inccndiary
speeches and threats. One them
WAS, yesterday, arrested in Grecnvillo
county Exaggerated stories of
probability OF war between races ut
FdrVlcw IN Grcenville county have
been tclegraphcd over the country.
The matter has been fully invcsti-
gated and it has been discovered that
cNcitcmcnt existed in Il single neigh
borhood and chiefly among nervous
women aud young men eager for Il
sensation. In May list the local or
ganilors of the Hoover cooperative
Workers started several small clubs
in tAiryicw. Meeting, were hold at
late hours ot night aud with profound
secrecy White people heard OF these
meetings and became uneasy. Their
ou,urc- wcro hiAlad: surmiscs
ar, taid io have b.lomc iac;. ana
agitation grew. The people of Fair
view are scotch and Irish. When
view are scotch and Irish. When
their young men rev restless the
women became uneasy at night, and
when there were symptoms of de-
mOrHiIntlun among tho laborcrs,
tLcy proceeded 10 cut Mt the root of
tLC trouble. They met NJ l'airvicw
church yesterday and organized. A
squad Of mounted men went to the
secretary of the nearest Hoover club.
He was found and required 10 sur
render IA lst OF the me mbcrs, aud a
guard was mt tor each of the seven
teen men IN tho club Each member
then came promptly, An informal
court was organized, and the
Hoover society was put up
on trial, the evidence of
It's members being taken in writing.
The ucgrocs were examined separate
ly and they cOlncidcd in the state
ncnt that they had been induced to
Join by promise of The organizer
that after July rations would be is-
sued to all members at half the pres.
cnt Prices. Somo OF them had no
tious OF strike sometime in tho
future fora dollar "A day for iarm la
horcrs but they had no d, Unite time
or plAcc I'm view. one denied sol
EMMY thai there was word or
thought against landlords or white
people Nlo-l of them had been told
that il they revealed anything about
tho society it, benevolent plans
would be destroyed and they would
bo arrested by the United
state government. Tho folly
OF the whole busincs WAS pointed out
to them and they were notified that
the white people would not allow any
such organization to exist secretly
7 hen they were sent home and they
departed Wcll pleased to be out OF the
trouble. The -Ame form was also re
pcntcd at llopowcll church three miles
from Fountain Inn, twenty one Hoo
Ycrites being arrested aud questioned
with similar results aud warned ana
rc,Dp7Cd. About hundred armed
white mon were present, but no harsh
words were used and there was no OK
citcmcut. The sheriff aud the tria.
Justice were both present.